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After an altercation with a clown, I get lost in the woods and find a strange town. When the librarian of the town dies in front of me, I try on his ring. It fits. I’m declared the new librarian by the mayor and townspeople. I get to live in a houseful of books. But I soon learn the job involves more than just tomes and information. In fact, my first assignment is to discover who murdered my predecessor.

One hundred and ten centuries from now, humanity has spread across space. And all-powerful machines rule the humans who were once their masters. It began in the Time of Tyrants, when ambitious men and women used high-powered computers to seize control of the heart of the Old Empire including Earth itself. The tyrants translated their brains into mobile mechanical bodies and created a new race, the immortal man-machine hybrids called cymeks.

"Forget the Titanic; this sub wreck is hot," says the Wall Street Journal. Award-winning journalists Hicks and Kropf offer new insights into the dramatic history and mysterious disappearance of the Hunley, the first submersible to sink another ship. The Hunley represented one of the major technological breakthroughs of the Civil War, and it has fascinated many to the point of obsession ever since its disappearance.

Four BBC radio dramatisations starring Michael Hordern as Tolkien, plus a special archive compilation exploring Tolkien's life and work. The tales in this collection all reflect an aspect of what Tolkien himself called 'the perilous realm of Faerie'. Adapted for radio by Brian Sibley, co-writer of the acclaimed BBC radio production of The Lord of the Rings, they are rich in myth, magic and adventure. Among the supporting cast are Brian Blessed, Nigel Planer, Sorcha Cusack, Paul Copley and James Grout.

Imagine you can have the knowledge you want, to start your business and live the hassle free All-American lifestyle of independence, prosperity, and peace of mind.

After usurping control of the world’s most powerful military technology, General Chip Walden knows the endgame is near and tasks scientist Eric Hill with one final assignment. Helped by the love of his life, Jane Hunter, Hill is haunted by premonitions of a coming catastrophe as the technology he created takes on a life of its own. As Hill attempts to avert disaster, FBI Special Agent Bud Brown seeks revenge for the murder of his fellow agents by eco-terrorist Riona Finley. But what no one realizes is that forces are at work that have already decided humanity’s fate.

In The Scourge of War, preeminent military historian Brian Holden Reid offers a deeply researched life-and-times account of William Tecumseh Sherman. By examining his childhood and education, his business ventures in California, his antebellum leadership of a military college in Louisiana, and numerous career false starts, Holden Reid shows how unlikely his exceptional Civil War career would seem.

Category Creation is the first and only audiobook on the topic written by executives and marketers actively building new categories. It explains how category creation has become the Holy Grail of marketing and, more importantly, how it can be planned and orchestrated. It's not about luck. You can use the same tactics that other category-defining companies have used to delight customers, employees, and investors. There's no better strategy that results in faster growth and higher valuations for the company on top.

For years Akiri has lived as a hunted man. Hunted by King Zemel. Hunted by the Gods. Hunted by his destiny. Not even on the southern continent where his home and lands are a distant dream can he escape their reach. Now the time has come to stop running. With Kyra at his side, he answers the call for home. And together they will face whatever fate awaits them. Through the power of their bond, they will shed the yoke of the gods. Through their deeds, they will ensure that the names of Akiri and Kyra will always be remembered.

Hunters of Dune finally meet the Enemy who followed the violent fanatics the Honored Matres back to their universe. The thinking machines vanquished by Serena Butler's jihad were not destroyed, only driven into exile - and now, tens of thousands of years later, they are back. Can the resurrected heroes onboard the Ithaca save our race from annihilation?

The land is in the grip of a brutal winter when a desperate cry for help from one of his former sword brothers draws Akiri and Kyra up into the mountains beyond Erdogan Pass. But they are too late. Met on the way by his friend's son, they arrive to find the village ablaze and his sword brother, Cammeric, his wife and daughter slain, leaving the boy an orphan. The fell beast that murdered his family is no mere man - it is the rotten husk of a warrior brought back from the grave and will stop at nothing to fulfill its master's bidding.

They thought it was over, but the second wave was only the beginning. In the aftermath of the Clickers and Dark Ones' siege, and a coup against an insane President, America rebuilds. Change has come, and a better future is promised to all. But promises can be broken, and there may be no future at all. Because deep beneath the ocean, a new terror awaits. Dagon, god of the Dark Ones, is waking up....And if humanity doesn't stop him, then mankind will face extinction.

The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.

How the Brain Lost Its Mind tells the rich and compelling story of two confounding ailments, syphilis and hysteria, and the extraordinary efforts to confront their effects on mental life. How does the mind work? Where does madness lie, in the brain or in the mind? How should it be treated?

Are you concerned about our social division and the future that may create? The challenge is taking the necessary actions to effect change. Tolstoy wrote, “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” That concept is the foundation of this new course based on principles from the Nightingale Conant library of 70 best-selling personal-development courses.

This guidebook is your best bet for guiding you through the entire process of improving your social skills.

Every year 2,000,000 men and women start a business – and so can you! Brian Tracy, one of the top business teachers, trainers and authors in the world today, shows you how, starting with little or nothing…. You Can Achieve Financial Independence! These lectures have also been included in Business Success Made Simple by Brian Tracy. Plus: PDF Workbook with Notes and Application Exercises for each lesson! On page 1 of the workbook PDF, click the link to receive over $100 worth of bonus materials.

The Power of Clarity is a synthesis of the best ideas and strategies on personal management ever brought together in one place, in one simple, easy-to-use plan. It shows you to how to organize and simplify your life in the seven critical areas that are essential for complete balance and true peace of mind. You learn how to develop goals and plans in each of the areas that are important to you. You learn how to set clear priorities among the competing demands on your time.

Your prayers in the throne room live forever. Learn to pray with Jesus, not just to him. Throne Room Prayer is God’s invitation for you to become a prayer partner with Jesus and learn sacred secrets.

This audiobook is an extended regression in which Dr. Brian L. Weiss leads you to a childhood experience, in utero memories, and then through a doorway to a previous lifetime. Through powerful imagery, you're able to view scenes from even more past lives, each shedding light on your spiritual progress in this life...helping you attain peace, understanding, and joy.